Hands on: Sony Xperia Pro I Review

Sony Xperia Pro I Review

Light-touch noise reduction leads to natural-looking images at pixel level; Camera software puts and emphasis on manual control; Large sensor pixels;

Weak low-light video performance; Computational photography capabilities can’t match the best; Very expensive; Shots tend to need punching up in the edit by design;

Sony Xperia Pro-I review: King of the phone cameras?

Sony isn't hiding the fact it's going niche with the Xperia Pro-I. If you want a phone with professional-grade tools for videography and photography then it's certainly worth considering. It's one of the nicest looking and best-equipped phones on the market, but it's still not perfect - and is undeniably expensive.

Attractive and practical design; Physical headphone port is a plus; Great results from primary camera; Speedy and smooth performance;

Manual controls won't be for everyone; Prohibitively expensive; Accidental presses on buttons are frequent; Battery life isn't great;

Sony Xperia Pro-I review

While it's unquestionably a technical achievement, almost everything that stands the Pro-I apart from the Xperia 1 III makes it unsuitable as a conventional smartphone recommendation. Only enthusiasts need apply.

Precision utilitarian design; Powerful camera controls; Clean software;

Strange camera compromises; Dated chipset; Expensive;